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My city just got a boil notice advisory, as we apparently got a sample back showing that there is E.coli. in our water system. The water Bureau advised that the population off over 105,000 in this area are to boil any water that would come in contact with your mouth. Drinking water, dish water, water for tooth brushing, etc. It said that water for pets was optional.
I am wondering if the bacteria found could possibly affect reptiles and amphibians, which I have. I changed the water to a few juvie axolotls (separate containers) the day that the notice came out (we hadn't yet checked our mail box), and they were dead a few hours later. Extremely concerning, and that's when I knew something was wrong with the water. I checked the bureau site and this notice was up. Here is the warning that we received:
"The bacteria found were total coliform and E.coli. These bacteria are found in the
human digestive system and very few strains cause serious disease and illness.
Although the specific strain of E. coli is not known, generally the strains that are
associated with serious illness are rarely found in water supplies. The samples were
sent to a specialized lab to attempt to identify the specific type of bacteria. Results are
not expected back until Tuesday."
So far we are boiling all of our water, and I am only using water that was sitting out days before the bacteria was found. They do checks four times a week, so the water is clean of the bacteria, as I poured it before a previous check. I know that is safe, at least.
If anyone can tell me if these bacteria would cause problems with amphibians, it would be great to know. I am also concerned that there may be other bacteria not harmful to humans that was in this most recent batch of water that could possibly harm my animals. For the next few days I will be sticking to boiling water and setting it out to cool for all my animals to be safe, considering the juvie axolotl incident, but I definitely want to know!
I am wondering if the bacteria found could possibly affect reptiles and amphibians, which I have. I changed the water to a few juvie axolotls (separate containers) the day that the notice came out (we hadn't yet checked our mail box), and they were dead a few hours later. Extremely concerning, and that's when I knew something was wrong with the water. I checked the bureau site and this notice was up. Here is the warning that we received:
"The bacteria found were total coliform and E.coli. These bacteria are found in the
human digestive system and very few strains cause serious disease and illness.
Although the specific strain of E. coli is not known, generally the strains that are
associated with serious illness are rarely found in water supplies. The samples were
sent to a specialized lab to attempt to identify the specific type of bacteria. Results are
not expected back until Tuesday."
So far we are boiling all of our water, and I am only using water that was sitting out days before the bacteria was found. They do checks four times a week, so the water is clean of the bacteria, as I poured it before a previous check. I know that is safe, at least.
If anyone can tell me if these bacteria would cause problems with amphibians, it would be great to know. I am also concerned that there may be other bacteria not harmful to humans that was in this most recent batch of water that could possibly harm my animals. For the next few days I will be sticking to boiling water and setting it out to cool for all my animals to be safe, considering the juvie axolotl incident, but I definitely want to know!
